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TREB Members reported 2,670 sales in January from the 5,075 sales reported in the first month of 2008. Of these, 1,106 transactions took place in the City of Toronto compared to 2,128 in January 2008. In the surrounding “905” area, 1,564 sales were recorded, from 2,947 last year. The GTA housing market has not been immune to the economic slowdown …

Are you excited about life everyday? Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have anything you want.- Brian Tracy Most people don’t discover what life is all about until it’s to late. When we are young, we spend our days striving to keep up with social …

TORONTO, December 17, 2008 — Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 1,487 resale transactions during the first half of December, from 2,868 sales recorded in the same period a year ago, Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today. The average price of a home in the Greater Toronto Area is currently $360,652. This compares to an average of $404,707 recorded …

Commentary regarding November 2008 Quick Stats: 2008 2007 % Change Number of Active Listings 27,037 18,309 + 48% New Listings this month 9,925 10,692 – 7% Sales this month 3,640 7,313 – 50% Average Days on Market 41 32 + 28 Average Price $368,582 $393,747 – 6.4% List Price vs. Sales Ratio 96% 98% – 2% Months of Inventory 7.43 …

It’s amazing how different things tend to bring about different feelings or remind you of good times. It’s when you hear that track which you listened to during the best year of your life and all of a sudden you’re filled with excitement, happiness, content and all the feelings that you experienced and associated with that song when you were …

October 28, 2008 — More than 1,100 Greater Toronto REALTORS® gathered to hear Canada’s top experts talk about the future of the housing market at the Toronto Real Estate Board’s 88th Annual General Meeting October 27th. The following panelists covered a range of topics on the future of real estate: Don Lawby, President and Chief Operating OfficerCentury 21 Canada Limited …

The month of Ramadan started this month for our Muslim brothers and sisters who will be observing a whole month of fasting followed by Eid which is a celebration of completing the month of fasting and a reward for the sacrifices the Muslim’s bear during the month. Fasting (Saum in Arabic) is considered a pillar of Islamic faith along with …

This will be a first! I’m not writing about real estate in my Toronto Real Estate Blog but I wanted to share some thoughts that relate to my real estate business and personal life. I’ve been using the word insanity to define a lot of things lately such as my work and my life… I even nicknamed a friend Insanity …

Mississauga, ON (June 25, 2008) — RE/MAX sales associates and support staff in more than fifty communities across the country threw their wholehearted support behind Yard Sale for the Cure this year, raising close to $115,000 in the annual event for breast cancer research andtreatment. “Yard Sale for the Cure 2008 was an overwhelming success,” says Christine Martysiewicz, Director of …

I enjoy contributing to charities especially if they are being hosted by someone or a group that is extremely passionate about the cause. One such cause is Ride for Sight which is sponsored by GTA Motorcycle Team and are competing to retain their position as number 1 in raising funds fifth year in a row. Their target for the year …